Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League semi-final first-leg showdown with Bayern Munich always had the look of a potential classic but it ended up surpassing all expectations thanks in no small part to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele, both of whom scored twice in an absolutely thrilling 5-4 victory for Luis Enrique's men at the Parc des Princes.
The Bavarians actually began the brighter of the two teams and took a deserved lead from the penalty spot 17 minutes in, with Harry Kane converting after Willian Pacho had clumsily felled Luis Diaz in the area.
However, Kavaratskhelia quickly levelled for PSG after bamboozling Aleksandar Pavlovic with his fast feet before Joao Neves headed home Dembele's corner to make it 2-1 to the hosts after just over half an hour of play.
Bayern restored parity through a Michael Olise thunderbolt but PSG edged back in front just before the break when Dembele buried a penalty dubiously awarded for an alleged handball by Alphonso Davies.
Kvaratskhelia and Dembele then finished off superb second-half counterattacks, as PSG looked set to take a big lead with them to Germany for next week's second leg at the Allianz Arena.
However, some seriously poor defending from a PSG back four that struggled all evening allowed Bayern to leave the tie beautifully balanced with goals from Dayot Upamecano and Diaz, again.
GOAL rates all of the PSG players on show on a night that reminded everyone watching why they love football...